Cicero on Government Debt

Marcus Tullius Cicero, by Bertel Thorvaldsen a...

In the words of Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC):

“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” 

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  1. Amen and Amen.

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